tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post2409843086263465723..comments2023-09-11T08:58:24.710-06:00Comments on Reach Upward: Weight In the Air IIScott Hinrichshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-73460126376641224932008-07-10T16:46:00.000-06:002008-07-10T16:46:00.000-06:00Sitting on the tarmac waiting to take off or waiti...Sitting on the tarmac waiting to take off or waiting to go to the gate is truly one of the worst facets of flying.Scott Hinrichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-52791133870494088422008-07-10T07:29:00.000-06:002008-07-10T07:29:00.000-06:00I too am a frequent flier, usually logging well ov...I too am a frequent flier, usually logging well over 150 segments (to use the airline parlance) per year.<BR/><BR/>I can attest to the fact that most airlines have long ago ditched the concept of customer service. Given the radical downsizing they have all undergone in the last decade, the remaining employees are overworked and underpaid and one can hardly expect them to have good morale.<BR/><BR/>What irks me more than the ludicrous ban on iPods, is the prevalence of late and canceled flights. Most of these are a result of the hub and spoke system that schedules more flights in an out of a hub airport than the airport can possibly handle, even on a good day. <BR/><BR/>With the current fuel prices, sitting in line for an hour to take off costs them a bundle, but there seem to be no alternatives.Charles Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975241234146573609noreply@blogger.com